Turla
TÙRLA
Etymology
Perhaps surn. of nickname origin, connected with lit. tur̃lyti „vandenį snapu turkšti; pamažu, gaištant ką nors plauti, mazgoti“ (DLKŽ) or similar. Cf. still brus Tуpлюк, Tуpлакoў, Tуpлыка, Tуpляй ¹, Russian Tуpлo ², Polish. Turlik (SSNO V 491) etc.
Feminine FORMS
Turlienė / Turlaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈtʊrlɐ/
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 418.
2. C. Bеселoвский, 1974, с. 326.